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Tarzana, Calif. Agent Arrested for Fraud
Aug 19 2002 // Alfred Galoustian, 34, was arrested on a felony warrant charging six counts of grand theft. CDI investigators revealed that Galoustian allegedly worked as an insurance broker/agent in Tarzana, collected more than $7,500 in...
Kemper Expands Web Training for Agents
Aug 14 2002 // Kemper Auto and Home, formerly Individual Family and Group (IFG) are adding a pair of training seminars to its roster. To date, more than 3,000 new and existing agents have participated in the program since it was first...
IIABA’s Soto Chosen as Panelist for Bush Economic Forum
Aug 13 2002 // Alex Soto, a member of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s (IIABA) Executive Committee, will participate in a White House-led economic forum hosted by President Bush and Vice President Cheney...
XML Provides the Missing Link for SEMCI
Aug 13 2002 // Agents have faced the problem ever since insurance companies first introduced applications. Each company had its own form, so the agent who wanted to submit the same account to several underwriters had to write the same...
IIABA Diversity Task Force to Launch Strategic Action Plan
Aug 12 2002 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) Diversity Task Force will begin implementation of a strategic plan to increase opportunities for multicultural agents and brokers during the New Orleans...
IIABA Hails NAIC State Licensing Certifications
Aug 12 2002 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) preliminary determination that 35 states are in compliance with Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) licensing provisions is very positive news, although agents and...
Victory for Former State Farm Agents Accused of Allegedly Stealing Trade Secrets
Aug 12 2002 // A three-and-a-half year lawsuit pitting two former State Farm agents against giant conglomerate State Farm Automobile Insurance Company has finally come to an end, with the jury’s verdict ruling for the...
Fla. Says Digital Fingerprinting Will Speed Agent Applications, Screen out Felons
Aug 12 2002 // New digital fingerprinting technology will speed up the process of applying for a Florida insurance agent’s license, save money and better protect consumers, Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner Tom Gallagher...
N.Y. Broker Arrested on Fraud Charges
Aug 12 2002 // New York superintendent of Insurance Gregory Serio announced that an investigation into suspected sales of fake insurance ID cards has resulted in the arrest of Theresa Feliz, 49, of Bronx, New York. She is charged with...
Calif. Broker Arrested for Alleged Grand Theft
Aug 6 2002 // Investigators from the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Criminal Investigations Branch arrested a Cerritos insurance broker based on evidence gathered which allegedly shows the broker collected premiums and failed...
Columbia Group Signs with Connective Technologies to Implement TEAM-UP Solution
Aug 6 2002 // Houston-based Connective Technologies, Inc., an eCommerce solution provider to the insurance industry, has entered into a contract with Columbia Insurance Group to provide TEAM-UP upload for Personal Auto. TEAM-UP allows...
CDI Revokes Agent’s License
Aug 5 2002 // California Insurance Commissioner Harry W. Low recently issued an order to revoke the fire and casualty broker-agent license of George Alfred Bivins, Jr. Low also ordered that Bivins cease and desist from participating in...
espanol.progressive.com
Aug 5 2002 // Progressive has initiated a Spanish language Web site, espanol.progressive.com. The site is designed to make it easier for Spanish-speaking consumers in the U.S. to obtain information about Progressive, including how to...
Electronic Policy View
Aug 5 2002 // Travelers Property Casualty launched a new electronic policy view capability to help its independent agents go paperless. This capability allows agents to access, view, print and save commercial insurance policies in...
Risk Retention-The Growing Role of the Alternative Market
Aug 5 2002 // How do I insure thee? Let me count the ways.” With apologies to Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that question’s become increasingly meaningful for risk managers, insurers, agents, brokers, consultants and...
Programs, Beacons of Stability in Tumultuous Markets
Aug 5 2002 // Now that the hard market has firmly set, it’s no secret that more and more standard property and casualty insurance carriers are seeking to stem losses by restricting coverage and revamping underwriting habits. As in...
Disparities Between House, Senate Bills Hold Up Terrorism Backstop
Aug 5 2002 // The U.S. insurance industry must have breathed a collective sigh of relief recently, when the Senate approved terrorism insurance backstop legislation after months of debate and delay. But now legislators must reconcile...
Safeguarding Customer Privacy Creates New Issue for States
Aug 5 2002 // Insurance associations have been abuzz the past couple of weeks with regard to impending changes and new proposals to privacy regulations under Congress’ Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Modernization Act (GLB). Each...
CDI Revokes Agent’s License
Aug 5 2002 // California Insurance Commissioner Harry W. Low recently issued an order to revoke the fire and casualty broker-agent license of George Alfred Bivins, Jr. Low also ordered that Bivins cease and desist from participating in...
Alternative Markets Offer a Variety of Risk Management Options
Aug 5 2002 // How do I insure thee? Let me count the ways.” With apologies to Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that question’s become increasingly meaningful for risk managers, insurers, agents, brokers, consultants and...
